Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment Airmanship Knowledge
Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment Airmanship Knowledge Learning Outcome 3 Part 2 No 1 Group Air Combat Revision 2. 00
Airmanship Knowledge Learning Outcome 3 Know the aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force
Contents No 1 Group – Air Combat – Typhoon – Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A – Tornado F 3 – Harrier GR 9 / T 12 – Joint Combat Aircraft
Typhoon Reporting Name Typhoon Role Letters & Marks T 1 A / F 2 / T 3 / FGR 4 Role Multi-Role Fighter
Typhoon T 1 A
Typhoon F 2
Typhoon T 3
Typhoon FGR 4
Typhoon FGR 4
Detail Differences – T 1 A vs T 3 Typhoon T 1 A / T 3 are primarily used for pilot conversion training but are fully combat-capable All Typhoon T 1 s had a modification to the fuel system to become T 1 As Typhoon T 3 has the PIRATE FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) sensor mounted on the port-side of the nose
Detail Differences – F 2 vs FGR 4 Typhoon F 2 and FGR 4 are the frontline combat variant of Typhoon F 2 is used in the air-toair and Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) roles only Typhoon FGR 4 has the PIRATE FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) sensor mounted on the nose FGR 4 upgrade introduced air-tosurface capability to Typhoon. All F 2 s will be upgraded to FGR 4
Typhoon • Manufactured by the Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK via the Eurofighter consortium • High performance, single seat, multi-role fighter aircraft designed to perform air superiority and ground attack missions with a full range of air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons. • Twin-engine delta wing design with canard foreplanes and fly-by-wire controls for maximum agility • Advanced avionics including ECR-90 CAPTOR Radar, Helmet-Mounted Symbology System (HMSS) helmetmounted sight and voice control input.
Typhoon Technical Data WING SPAN LENGTH CREW MAXIMUM SPEED ENGINES 10. 50 M 15. 96 M 1 (2 in T 1 A / T 3) 1, 147 kts (2125 km/h) (Mach 2. 0) at 36, 090 ft Two Eurojet EJ 200 Turbofans
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A Reporting Name Role Letters & Marks Role Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A Ground Attack / Reconnaissance
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A • Variable geometry wing, all-weather ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft. • Terrain-following radar, Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) and night-vision goggles allow unrestricted operations day or night • LITENING III Laser Designation Pod allows selfdesignation of ground targets for laser guided bombs. • Carries full range of air-to-surface weapons as well as RAPTOR pod for tactical reconnaissance • Linescan system enables the GR 4 A to conduct low-level, tactical reconnaissance.
Tornado GR 4/A Technical Data WING SPAN LENGTH CREW MAXIMUM SPEED ENGINES 13. 9 M fully forward 8. 6 m fully swept 16. 45 M 2 800 kts (1480 km/h) (Mach 1. 2) at sea level Two turbo union RB 199 turbofans
Tornado F 3 Reporting Name Role Letters & Marks Role Tornado F 3 Air Defence Tornado F 3 was retired from service in March 2011
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3 • Retired from service March 31 st 2011. • Developed from the Tornado GR 1 as a long-range air defence interceptor. • Variable sweep wing for high supersonic speed or high loiter duration. • All-weather day/night operation with beyond visualrange engagement capability. • Patrols for over 3 hours at 300 nmls from base. • Carried AMRAAM and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles • Secondary air defence suppression role added in 2003 using ALARM missiles
Tornado F 3 Technical Data WING SPAN LENGTH CREW MAXIMUM SPEED ENGINES 13. 9 M fully forward 8. 6 M fully swept 16. 7 M 2 800 kts (1480 km/h) (Mach 1. 2) at sea level Two Turbo Union RB 199 turbofans
Tornado F 3 Comparing F 3 & GR 4 Tornado GR 4 Longer nose FLIR AMRAAM Missiles on stretched fuselage
The Tornado Test 1 2 3 5 4
Harrier GR 9 / T 12 Reporting Name Role Letters & Marks Role Harrier GR 9 / T 12 Ground Attack & Reconnaissance Harrier GR 9 / T 12 was retired from service in December 2010
Harrier GR 9
Harrier GR 9
Harrier GR 9
Harrier T 12
Harrier GR 9 / T 12 • Harrier GR 9 was a ground attack and Close Air Support aircraft capable of V/STOL (Vertical / Short Take-Off Landing) • Harrier T 12 was a twin-seat training variant for training new pilots and was fully combat capable • Aircraft were operated by 1 Sqn and 4 Sqn RAF and the Naval Strike Wing of the Fleet Air Arm under Joint Force Harrier • Operated from both land bases and Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers. • Capable of operating day and night and in all weathers. • Carried a full range of air-to-surface weapons
Harrier GR 9 / T 12 Technical Data WING SPAN LENGTH CREW MAXIMUM SPEED ENGINE 9. 24 M 14. 46 M 1 (2 in T 12) 640 kts (1186 km/h) at sea level One Rolls-Royce Pegasus 105 vectored-thrust turbofan
Joint Combat Aircraft Reporting Name Role Letters & Marks Role Joint Combat Aircraft Multi-role land- and carrierbased strike fighter
Joint Combat Aircraft
Joint Combat Aircraft
Joint Combat Aircraft
Joint Combat Aircraft • JCA is UK designation for US-built F-35 Lightning II • Low-observable multirole fighter/attack aircraft • Planned in-service date of 2020 to replace Harrier GR 9 in RAF and Royal Navy service and operate from land bases and new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers • Sophisticated avionics and weapon-targeting systems including helmet-mounted weapons cueing • UK JCA is based on F-35 C carrier variant. F-35 is also available as a conventional takeoff variant (F-35 A) and Short Takeoff & Vertical Landing STOVL variant (F-35 B)
Joint Combat Aircraft Technical Data WING SPAN LENGTH CREW MAXIMUM SPEED ENGINES 13. 1 M (9. 1 M folded 15. 52 M 1 Mach 1. 8 Pratt & Whitney F-135 turbofan
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